Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has supported the one-day Bharat Bandh called on Wednesday over community-based reservation. He said that ‘public movements’ rein in the ‘unbridled government’. In a post on Instagram, Akhilesh wrote that Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar had already warned that the Constitution will be effective only when the intentions of those implementing it are right.
Akhilesh Yadav wrote- “The public movement to protect reservation is a positive effort. It will create new consciousness among the oppressed and deprived and will prove to be a shield of people’s power against any kind of tampering with reservation. Peaceful movement is a democratic right.”
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According to Akhilesh- “Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar had already warned that the Constitution will be effective only when the intentions of those implementing it are correct. When the governments in power will tamper with the Constitution and the rights given by it through fraud, scams and scandals, then the public will have to take to the streets. Public movements rein in an unbridled government.”
Let us tell you that on the issue of SC-ST reservation Supreme Court 21 organizations across the country have called for a Bharat Bandh on Wednesday against the August 1 decision of the Reserve Bank of India. The organizations opposed this decision and said that it will harm the basic principles of reservation.
Dalit and tribal organizations have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on August 21 to demand strong representation and protection for marginalized communities. The National Confederation of Dalit and Adivasi Organizations (NACDAOR) has released a list of demands including justice and equality for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC). Many political parties including SP, BSP are also involved in this protest.